How To Make Moong Dal ki Tikki | Snack Recipes

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Moong dal ki tikki (Cutlet) is a healthy snacks recipe. It is made of soaked moong dal. We prefer to make these tikki for snacks. It’s our favorite evening snacks recipe. It uses very little oil.

I have also made few more moong dal recipes such as, Moong dal ka halwa, Sabut Moong Dal Ka Paratha, Bread moong Dal Uttapam

Other snacks recipe you may like: Suji Kachori, Kalmi Vada, Besan Ka Chilla, Pav Bhaji, Vegetable Poha Cutlet, Bread Uttapam, etc

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Moong Dal Ki Tikki

Moong dal ki Tikki is made from lentils. It's shallow fried and can be served for snacks

Course Evening Snacks

Cuisine Indan

Keyword patties, snacks

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 4 Peoples

Calories 632 kcal

Author Reshu Drolia

Ingredients

• 500 gm moong dal washed and soaked
• 1 onion chopped medium size
• 2 tsp ghee melted
• Salt to taste
• ½ tsp Cumin seed
• 2-3 piece green chilli chopped
• 1 tsp ginger chopped
• Coriander leaves
• Oil for shallow frying

Instructions

1. Wash and soaked moong dal in water for half an hour.

2. Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan.

3. Add cumin seeds, Ginger and stir for a min. when it becomes light brown add soaked moong dal and make it boil.

4. Boil the moong dal with little salt and water.

5. Now cover the lid and cook dal until it becomes soft.

6. Cook dal on low flame open the lid occasionally so that it does not get burnt. Add water if required.

7. When dal becomes soft and the water gets evaporated turn off the flame and makes it cool.

8. Heat 1 tsp ghee in another pan and add chopped onion,green chily and coriander leaves and stir till onion becomes light red.

9. Now combine this masala with cooked moong dal and mash it. Make sure the mashed dal paste is dry and coarse.

10. Divide the mixture into equal portions and roll it into round balls.

11. Shallow fry all tikki in a hot tava and cook it by adding little oil on both sides till it becomes golden brown.

12. Serve hot with green chutney or sauce.

Recipe Notes

1)You can cook dal in pressure cooker.

Nutrition Facts

Moong Dal Ki Tikki

Amount Per Serving (1 serve)

Calories 632 Calories from Fat 45

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5g 8%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Cholesterol 8mg 3%

Sodium 127mg 5%

Potassium 2130mg 61%

Total Carbohydrates 110g 37%

Dietary Fiber 28g 112%

Sugars 13g

Protein 40g 80%

Vitamin A 3.8%

Vitamin C 17.3%

Calcium 22.8%

Iron 64.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

How to make moong dal ki tikki:

• Start by washing and soaking moong dal in water for half an hour.
• Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan.

• Add cumin seeds, Ginger and stir for a min. when it becomes light brown add soaked moong dal and make it boil.

• Boil the moong dal with little salt and water.
• Now cover the lid and cook dal until it becomes soft.

Cook dal on low flame open the lid occasionally so that it does not get burnt. Add water if required.

• When dal becomes soft and the water gets evaporated turn off the flame and makes it cool.

• Heat 1 tsp ghee in another pan and add chopped onion,green chily and coriander leaves and stir till onion becomes light red.

Now combine this masala with cooked moong dal and mash it. Make sure the mashed dal paste is dry and coarse.

• Divide the mixture into equal portions and roll it into round balls.

• Shallow fry all tikki in a hot tava and cook it by adding little oil on both sides till it becomes golden brown.

• Serve hot with green chutney or sauce.

Note:

• You can cook dal in pressure cooker.

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